The annual ASCL Awards return 14 November, 2025

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- 29 May 2025 ( #1232 )
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The annual ASCL Awards are back for 2025! On 14 November, at the iconic Melbourne Town Hall, industry leaders will gather to recognise the outstanding achievements of supply chain and logistics professionals and organisations across Australia, celebrating industry excellence and championing collaboration, innovation, and success.

These prestigious National Awards, hosted by the SCLAA, have been running for over 60 years making them the most sought-after, recognised and influential awards across the Supply Chain, Logistics and Transport industries.

 

MC and International Comedian

ASCLA 2025 is proud to announce that this year’s MC will be the one and only Jimeoin — international comedy icon and master of observational humour.

Renowned for his sell-out shows across the UK, Europe, New Zealand and Australia, and appearances on Live at the Apollo, Edinburgh Fringe, and the Royal Variety Performance, Jimeoin brings his signature wit and effortless charm to the ASCLA stage this November.

Join us for an unforgettable evening of celebration, recognition, and entertainment — where supply chain meets spotlight, and excellence gets the applause it deserves. 

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2025 ASCL Award Categories 

ASCL INDUSTRY EXCELLENCE AWARD

Prestigious Industry award presented to an outstanding individual who has had an impact across the industry or an impact benefitting the industry as a whole and / or across time.

ASCL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT AWARD

Supply Chain Management (SCM) is the oversight of materials, information, and finances as they move in a process from supplier to manufacturer to wholesaler to retailer to consumer. This award recognises an organisation that can demonstrate significant achievement or improvement within a section or across their entire supply chain.

ASCL FUTURE LEADERS AWARD

This award provides an Incentive and recognition to an outstanding Supply Chain Industry Future Leader and to encourage and support leadership across the industry.

ASCL AUTOMATION, ROBOTICS OR EMERGING TECHNOLOGY AWARD

The supply chain world is changing quickly and physical technology is making a huge impact. This inaugural award recognises that, in addition to data management, significant impact are occurring through devices, robotics, automation, wearables and other emerging physical technologies.

ASCL TRAINING, EDUCATION & DEVELOPMENT AWARD

Training, education and development remains a vital part of allowing knowledge to be utilised for new ideas and supply chain improvements to be discovered and then implemented. This award will be presented to a company that can best demonstrate their commitment, application and results of providing training, education and development of their people.

ASCL INTERNATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN AWARD

In recognition of global supply chains, the ASCL International supply chain Award is given to a Company, Institution or an Individual that operates internationally. Either: an Australian entity with international impact an international entity with impact on the supply chain industry in Australia; or an Australian company impacting supply chain internationally.

ASCL ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARD

ASCL Environmental Excellence Award recognises corporate leadership or projects within our industry contributing to environmental corporate responsibility, the circular economy and/or protecting the environment.

ASCL BIG DATA, IT & BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE (BI) AWARD

This award focuses on digital innovations that improves or offers a new way of delivering value to the supply chain using Big Data, IT and BI. Award nominees will demonstrate where applying use of existing or new digital technologies, methodologies or frameworks have provided significant improvements to their management of information and/or their supply chain processes.

ASCL START-UP AWARD

ASCL recognises that any startup company faces a tough road. This award recognizes those tenacious individuals and companies who push through from inception to success.

WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY AWARD

Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) Award focusses on both the psychological safety and physical wellbeing in Australia’s transport, warehousing, and logistics sectors. This award recognises how an organisation can demonstrate a significant achievement or improvement within their workplace.

TRANSPORT LOGISTICS EXCELLENCE AWARD

Transport Logistics Excellence (TLE) Award facilitates both the most efficient and cost effective movement of cargo via air, road, rail or sea. This award recognises how an organisation has demonstrated a significant achievement or improvement in their people, processes or investments to improve service levels within their company or overall cargo flow improvement to industry.

ASCL JUDGES' CHOICE AWARD

The recipient of this Award may stem from nominees for any of the other SCLAA awards, at the judges’ discretion, where the demonstrated achievement, improvement or results have required a logistical approach to improvement or major change to their logistics management.

 

Early Bird Tickets

Last year’s event sold out months in advance – don’t miss your seat at industry's most prestigious awards. Early Bird tickets are now available. Save 15% on the cost of Individual Tickets and Tables of 10. Discounted Early Bird Tickets available for a limited amount of time.

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Sponsorship Opportunities

The 2025 Sponsorship Opportunities are now open - become part of these prestigious national awards. Showcase your organisation, strengthen brand awareness to industry leaders, and be an Ambassador of Excellence by recognising its highest achievers.

Partnerships of Strength allows sponsors to invite their valued clients or associate companies to become a co-sponsor.

Individual Awards Sponsorship starts from $5500 +GST

See full list of Sponsorship benefits: https://www.ascla.com.au/sponsorship/ 

Thank you to the current 2025 gold sponsors Interroll, Gamma Solutions and Vanderlande, Silver Sponsors VISY Logistics, and Individual Award Sponsor, Academy Global.

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